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Dispute over Torkham terminal land acquisition continues
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Khuga Khel tribe alleged that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), with whom they had originally signed an agreement on the provision of over 300 kanals of their collective land near the Torkham border for the construction of the terminal, had changed the designs and moreover had taken th
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World should prefer to engage: Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"Pressure, imposition of pressure and threats, these methods should be put aside, and they should engage with the Islamic Emirate so that the Islamic Emirate can take responsible actions regarding some issues, some laws and other issues in the world," Mujahid said, as quoted by TOLO News rep
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West Bengal has become Afghanistan: Dilip Ghosh on Ram Navami violence
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Slamming Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government over violence during Ram Navami celebrations, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice president Dilip Ghosh on Monday said the situation in the State has become like Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Taliban shuts women-run radio station for playing music durin
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In another repressive move, a women-run radio station in northeast Afghanistan has been shut down for playing music during the fasting month of Ramzan, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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As repression of Afghan women goes on under Taliban, global community urge
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As the Taliban's continued repression of women in the nation, Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Afghanistan's permanent representative to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, criticised the Taliban's ban on women and girls attending school and called for women in Afghanistan to be given access to educa
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Unemployment, poverty forces hundreds of Afghans to flee abroad
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Poverty and high rates of unemployment in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule have been pushing the natives to flee the country and move abroad in order to find jobs for survival, TOLOnews reported.
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3 British nationals held by Taliban in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Citing various media reports, Khaama Press stated that two of them are charity medic Kevin Cornwell,53, another unidentified UK national who manages a hotel in Kabul and another one the famous Youtuber.
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Afghanistan: 2 children killed in mortar mine blast in Wardak province
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A similar incident occurred on Friday evening in the Sarkhakan area of the Shah Joi district of Zabul province, resulting in one child's death and three others' injuries, according to Khaama Press.
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4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan's Fayzabad
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 02-04-2023, 16:33:01 IST, Lat: 36.87 & Long: 71.68, Depth: 130 Km, Location: 103km ESE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan," NCS tweeted on Sunday.
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3.6 magnitude tremor felt in Madhya Pradesh's Pachmarhi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 jolted Madhya Pradesh's Pachmarhi on Sunday at 11 am, the National Center for Seismology informed.
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Afghanistan: IED explosion kills child, injures 3 others
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
An Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) exploded in the Shah Joi district of Zabul province on Friday evening, the provincial police spokesman said.
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US Metropolitan Museum of Art to return 15 smuggled sculptures to India
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In the official statement, the Metropolitan Museum of Art pointed out that all the sculptures were sold by Subhash Kapoor, a looter, who had helped to traffic the items from Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and other countries.
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